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Australia says it will meet ‘challenges’ of AUKUS nuclear submarine timeline
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was “very self-critical” as it looked to address challenges, including skilling its workforce, for the AUKUS nuclear submarine programme, […]
Japan did not aim radar at Chinese jets during Saturday’s incidents, defence minister says
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) – Japanese fighter jets did not aim radar at Chinese jets during Saturday’s close encounter incidents, Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Wednesday, in response to […]
Australia social media watchdog sees common cause with US as age ban begins
SYDNEY, Dec 10 (Reuters) – The regulator overseeing Australia’s world-first teenage social media ban rejected the “technological exceptionalism” championed by mostly U.S.-based platforms and said a groundswell of American parents […]
Jair Bolsonaro’s lawyers request his removal from jail to hospital for ‘surgical procedures’
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for Brazilian former President Jair Bolsonaro requested on Tuesday his removal from jail to a hospital for “surgical procedures”, according to […]
Justice Department unveils new charges in alleged Russia-backed cyberattacks
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled additional federal criminal charges against a Ukrainian national accused of participating in cyberattacks and other computer intrusions against […]
Democrat elected Miami mayor for first time in nearly three decades
Dec 9 (Reuters) – Democrat Eileen Higgins became the first member of her party in nearly three decades elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday, defeating a Republican backed by President […]
USTR Greer says he’s open to ‘different treatment’ of South Africa under trade initiative
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday said he is open to treating South Africa differently than other African countries if Washington extends a trade […]
Lula’s party chief questions Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential bid
BRASILIA, Dec 9 (Reuters) – The head of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s Workers Party, Edinho Silva, said on Tuesday it was hard to take seriously Senator Flavio […]
Top Trump aides brief Congress, as Trump open to broader Latin America campaign
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s top national security advisers briefed members of Congress about the administration’s campaign against suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on Tuesday, as the president […]
Russia sends aid to Sri Lanka after devastating cyclone
Dec 10 (Reuters) – Russia has sent a planeload of humanitarian aid to Sri Lanka after the island nation was struck by Cyclone Ditwah in late November, Russia’s RIA news […]